Architecture Assignment #1

Burj al arab

1. Tom Wight 
2. 1994-1999
3. Dubai 
4. Public  
5. It coast 1 billion dollars
6. It was built to replace a hotel that got demolished in 1997
7. I picked this building because it though the shape and design were interesting and because it was located in Dubai which is a country none for its amazing biuldings such as the Burj Khalifa which happens to be the tallest building in the world.

Nord LB building

1. Behnisch Architekten  (Ferm)
2. 1970
3. Germany 
4. Public 
5. N/A
6. It was created to store money (its a bank)
7. I picked this building for its unique design and structure it looks as if someone took cubed legos and stacked them on top of each other in a random order. I also think it is cool that this building is functional its not just pretty it also has a perpose which is to be a bank.

Kunshaus Graz

1. Peter Cook
2. 2003
3. Australia 
4. Public 
5. 50 Million 
6. It was created as a museum to display modern art and to be a pease of modern art itself.
7. I chose this building because I though that the lights on the outside were very unique and they were something I had never seen before also its a museum and I really enjoy going to museums. 

Habitat 67

1. Moshe Safdie
2. 1967
3. Canada 
4. Public 
5. 22 million
6. This building was created as housing 
7. I chose this building because of its unique structure and that it was used for housing I think it is very cool that an architect can make a functional and livable and make it beautiful in the process. 

Eden Project 

1. Nicholas Grimshaw 
2. 2000
3. The United Kingdom
4. Public 
5. 1.4 billion pounds 
6. This building is a garden but is also used for movie shoots.
7. I chose this building because of it beauty on the inside and the out side. I also chose it because I think it is cool that someone could create a natural oasis of beauty that all comes form the earth.